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Yes. Many records and documents are already available online. Check the Form Center or Archive Center first to see if it is already posted. If the document(s) is not there, please complete the Township's Open Records Request Form and provide as much specific detail regarding the information you are seeking. This form should be submitted to the Township Manager/Secretary, who is the Open Records Officer, for processing in accordance with the PA Open Records Law.
Yes. The Commissioners Meeting Room is available for public use when not being used for Township business or meetings. The room must be reserved and there is a modest fee. Please see the link below for more information and links to reservation forms and fee information.
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Manheim Township has a variety of Boards and Commissions served by Township citizen volunteers. If you are interested in getting involved, the first step is to pick up and complete the Township's Volunteer Position Application form. Fill in your information and the Boards or Commissions or areas of interest. It is suggested, not required, that you also include your resume, especially if you are interested in serving on a technical board, Planning Commission, or UCC Board of Appeals, where qualifications and experience are important.
"Trick-or-Treat Night" is between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Halloween (October 31), without exception. "Trick-or-Treat Night" is a rain or shine event.
"Trick-or-Treat Night" is not governed by municipal law or ordinance, thus the establishment of October 31 as "Trick-or-Treat Night" is a recommendation only, and does not prohibit or prevent residents, organizations, and/or neighborhoods from conducting "Trick-or-Treat" activities on other dates or times.
Click here to learn more about Resolution 2022-43, adopting the 2022 Lancaster Intermunicipal Committee (LIMC) Trick-or-Treat Policy.
Voter registration is not handled by Manheim Township. Citizens wishing to register to vote need to contact the Lancaster County Board of Elections and Registration Commission located at 150 N. Queen St., Lancaster. (717) 299-8293. For more information, click on the link below.
The Township's real estate millage rate is set by the elected Board of Commissioners and from time to time may be changed by its action. Real estate taxes are one source of revenue used to pay for Township services and costs. As expenses rise, the need to raise real estate taxes may occur. In cases where new sources of revenue are implemented, the Board of Commissioners may lower real estate taxes.
Building permits are required for: New Homes Additions including garages, porches, sunrooms etc. Alterations such as finishing a basement, remodeling kitchens and baths Swimming pools and spas/hot tubs Decks where any portion of the walking surface is higher than 30 inches from the finished grade, Photovoltaic (solar) systems Demolition of a structure larger than 400 square feet Prefabricated or site-built accessory buildings larger than 400 square feet. Click on the link to go to the Code Compliance Homepage where you will find specific requirements, applications and guides to assist you with your residential permit questions. If you should have any questions, or if you would like to request a building permit application by mail, please do not hesitate to contact the Code Compliance Department at 717-569-6406 ext. 6 or by email to Code Compliance (NOTE: Always check with the Zoning Department before starting any project for the zoning regulations. While some projects may not require a building permit, a zoning permit may be required.) Planning and Zoning Department
Effective January 1, 2017, The Manheim Township Code Compliance Department will no longer require a re-roofing permit for existing residential dwellings. Although no permits are required, all re-roofing work is to comply with the PA Uniform Construction Code as adopted and amended by Manheim Township Ordinance 2019-01 and the applicable sections of IRC Chapter 9. Ice barriers are to be installed at all roof edges per Chapter 9 as required per Table R301.2(1) as adopted per Manheim Township Ordinance 2019-01. Commercial re-roofing permits shall continue to be issued with applicable required inspections. A building permit is to be filed along with the completed Commercial Roof Supplement. Please do not hesitate to contact the Code Compliance Department at 717-569-6406, extension 6 or via e-mail Code Compliance.
Building Permit Application (PDF)
Commercial Re-Roofing Supplement (PDF)
Yes, the replacement or installation of such appliances (and other such installations) does require a plumbing/mechanical permit and inspection. For more information regarding plumbing/mechanical permits, contact the Code Compliance Department at 717-569-6406 ext. 6, or by email to Code Compliance.
Property owners, real estate agents or attorney's representing a property owner may contact the Planning and Zoning Department at 717-569-6406 ext. 7 or by email to Planning and Zoning Provide the following information: property address, whether the property is a single family residence, townhouse, or duplex; and if the property has a basement and if any portion of that basement has been converted into a finished area (ie. family room, bedroom, etc.) We will check our records for a valid certificate of use and occupancy and provide a copy of the certificate to the mailing address or email address provided. If the property does not have a certificate of use and occupancy on file, either the property owner or the owner's agent will need to make application for a certificate of use and occupancy. Applications must be completed at our office during our regular business hours which are 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The filing fee for a residential certificate of use and occupancy is $50.00. At the time of application, we will schedule an appointment for an inspection of the property. Click on the link below for more information and resources concerning the application and inspection requirements for certificates of use and occupancy.
Certificate of Use and Occupancy Page
Certificate of Use and Occupancy Application (PDF)
The burning of refuse, leaves and trimming is prohibited by Manheim Township Ordinance 2021-16 Section 705.2. The only exception to this Ordinance is for active agricultural farming operations on properties of ten (10) acres or more. An Agricultural Burning Permit (PDF) is required and only the burning of agricultural by-products is permitted under permit (no household refuse, construction material or similar material may be burned). Click on the link for the Open Burning Guidelines for more information.
Agricultural Burning Permit Supplement (PDF)
A recreational fire is defined as the outdoor burning of fire materials that have a total fuel area of 3 feet or less in diameter and 2 feet our less in height for the purpose of pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking warmth or similar purposes. Such fires are permitted in the Township, but there are certain conditions which must be adhered to. Click on the link for the Open Burning Guidelines.
Administrative Order #2017-1 Guidelines for Open Burning (PDF)
Yes, a Residential Fire Alarm Permit (PDF) is required by the Code Compliance Department for the installation or modification of a fire alarm system, either hard-wired or remote, 12 or 24 volt. If the system is a monitored system, then the fire alarm contractor must be registered with Manheim Township. For more information regarding fire alarms, contact the Code Compliance Department at 717-569-6406 ext. 6 or Code Compliance.
The Manheim Township Police Department requires an alarm (security) permit for all properties using a burglary, panic or robbery alarm system. This permit is valid for up to three years. For information regarding permitting for the installation of a burglary alarm system in your home or business, contact the Police Department at 1825 Municipal Drive, or call 717-569-6401 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Yes. Click on the link for the Document Center to view the Deck Safety Checklist. We also have a Residential Deck Submittal Guide available also under the Document Center. Submittal guides can be found under the Code Compliance folder and in the submittal guide sub-folder.
Deck Safety Checklist (PDF)
Residential Deck Permit Submittal Guide (PDF)
Radon control systems are important in controlling radon gas in your home. Please see the link below for more information.
Contact Lancaster County's Coordinator's Office for the West Nile Virus Program, Penn State Extension, at 717-821-3053 or 717-675-2077. Provide your name and full address, county, phone number and email address. Include the date and location of the problem and any other related comments. To report a mosquito complaint on-line, or for more information regarding the West Nile Virus Program, visit this website: West Nile Virus Program. To report the existence of an "abandoned" swimming pool, contact the Code Compliance Department at 717-569-6406 ext. 113 or Email Code Compliance
Manheim Township has contracted with the following inspection agencies to perform non-residential electrical, electrical sign and non-residential photovoltaic inspections:* Associated Building Inspections (ABI) 866-733-1654 ext. 103* Code Administrators, Inc. (CAI) 717-859-3350Contact Andy Bowman, Director of Code Compliance for Manheim Township for any other questions at 717-569-6406 ext. 1117 or via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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MT Zoning Ordinance 2014 – chapter 18 (sign regulations) – per the definition, an issue sign is a sign that directs attention to an opinion of a public or private nature, such as, but not limited to, a community, social, religious, political, or ballot issue. In a residential zoning district, a six (6) square foot sign is permitted with no less than a ten (10) foot setback from the street right-of-way and a height of six (6) feet. One (1) sign per street frontage and up to two (2) per lot is permitted (i.e. corner lot). In an institutional, business or industrial zoning district, signs are permitted with a maximum square footage of 32 feet, and a maximum height of ten (10) feet with a setback of ten (10) feet from the street right-of-way. One (1) sign per street frontage and up to two (2) per lot is permitted (i.e. corner lot). Per Table 2, section 1804 (8) – no sign shall be located within a street right-of-way, except a government sign, a public utility sign, a sidewalk sign, a non-profit organization sign, or another sign approved by the governing body or the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Signs located within the street right-of-way(s) may be removed by the Township.
Contact the Planning and Zoning Department with any other sign related questions.
No, the Township does not require an inspection of a property before it goes to settlement. However, a copy of a valid Manheim Twp. Certificate of Use and Occupancy may be required by the parties involved with the real estate transaction. If there is not a valid certificate of use and occupancy on file for the property, then an Application for Certificate of Use and Occupancy (PDF) is to be filed with a follow-up inspection. Review the Certificate of Use and Occupancy Inspection Checklist (PDF) for specific inspection requirements.
You may request a copy of a valid certificate of use and occupancy by leaving a message on the real estate agent's voice mailbox at 717-569-6406 ext. 6 or by emailing Code Compliance. Provide the following information: property address, whether the property is a single family residence, townhouse, or duplex; and if the property has a basement and if any portion of that basement has been converted into a finished area (ie. family room, bedroom, etc.) We will check our records for a valid certificate of use and occupancy and provide a copy of the certificate to via fax, mail or email as requested. If the property does not have a certificate of use and occupancy on file, either the property owner or the owner's agent will need to make application for a certificate of use and occupancy. Applications must be completed at our office during our regular business hours which are 7:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The filing fee for a residential certificate of use and occupancy is $50.00. At the time of application, we will schedule an appointment for an inspection of the property.
Depending on the nature of the code violation and case and/or whether a particular matter would go before the District Magistrate, the complainant should be made aware of the fact that they may be called to testify as a victim and describe the problem or issues identified in the complaint. Although these situations are very rare, in this situation the complainants identity is no longer confidential. Again, these cases are not common.
Individuals who resided in Lancaster County or the Octorara Area School District in Chester County for all or part of any calendar year and who earned income or net profits in that year are required to file a Local Earned Income & Net Profits Tax Return with the Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau (LCTCB) each year by April 15.
Additional information on who must file, how to file, and where to file your Local Earned Income Tax Return is available at the Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau website – www.lctcb.org. If you need additional assistance, you may contact LCTCB by mail at 1845 William Penn Way, Lancaster, PA 17601, by email at firstname.lastname@example.com, or by phone at (717) 569-4521.
Public water in Manheim Township is provided by the City of Lancaster's regional water system. The City of Lancaster Water Bureau receives all bills for water. Questions about your bill and where to pay them can be directed to the Water Bureau's Customer Service staff at 717-735-3425 from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Lancaster Area Sewer Authority (LASA). For payment information, feel free to contact LASA, Monday through Friday between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. at 717-299-4843.
Manheim Township is listed on Comcast Cable bills as a franchise, but we can not handle calls with regards to your service, upgrades, billing, concerns, etc. All calls related to your Comcast Cable bill or service can be directed to their local number at (800) 266-2278.
If you are interested in joining our team, please take a moment to watch our recruitment video and familiarize yourself with the various roles we have available by clicking the link below. If MTFR looks like the place for you, please contact us.
If the system is a monitored system, than the fire alarm contractor must be registered with Manheim Township, and for residential systems, the Pa State Attorney General's office as well.
For more information regarding fire alarms, contact the Code Compliance Department at 717-569-6406 ext. 6 or email@example.com.
Additionally, the Manheim Township Police Department requires an alarm (security) permit for all properties using a burglary, panic or robbery alarm system. This permit is valid for up to three years.
NOTE: For information regarding permitting for the installation of a burglary alarm system in your home or business, contact the Police Department at 1825 Municipal Drive, or call 717-569-6401 or email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Open burning is not permitted in the Township without approval from the proper Fire Code officials. See the Open Burning Guidelines for more information.
If so, contact Lancaster County's Coordinator's Office for the West Nile Virus Program, Penn State Extension, at 717-821-3053 or 717-675-2077. Provide your name and full address, county, phone number and email address. Include the date and location of the problem and any other related comments. To report a mosquito complaint on-line, or for more information regarding the West Nile Virus Program, visit this website:
The Township's website allows you to sign up for informational notifications that fit your own interests and needs. Click on the "Notify Me" button on the Home page. On the Notify Me page, you are able to see the various notifications available that match your interests. Click on the appropriate icon to start receiving updates via e-mail or phone.
Manheim Township supports and manages a wide variety of parks and recreation related facilities for the general public to enjoy. Click on the link below:
Yes. The Township's website has dramatically improved the calendar and event notification capabilities for citizens. On the home page, an abbreviated calendar is visible. Click on the "View All" link and you will be sent directly to the Township's calendar page. If you would like to be notified of calendar updates and changes, visit the "Notify Me" page and sign up for notices.
Yes. The Township's website has a powerful search engine. In the search field located at the upper right corner of the page, type in the word or phrase you are interested in locating. The web site will quickly locate all documents and pages related to the key word you enter. Click on the respective link, file or page that fits your needs.
Click on the "Job Postings" link for the latest information on position openings and links to job applications; or click on the link below.
Under the Services page you can Share a Concern by going to the Citizen Request Tracker. Sign up as instructed and then submit your request into the system. You will receive a response as soon as possible.
An appointment is required. Call (717) 560-6441 and ask for a Passport Agent. Visit the library's website for additional information such as the passport office hours and fees.
Yes, there are a number of rooms and facilities available for rent at the library including the Morgan Center, a combination of three dividable rooms, the Lapp story silo and a teaching kitchen. Additionally there are study/small meeting rooms available as well. The Library's website has further information on its rental facilities.
The Tell Cafѐ & Book Spot are open any time the Library is open. The Tell Cafѐ offers food and drink vending machines, and the Book Spot features gently used books/CDs/DVDs that are available for a suggested donation. For more information, visit the Library's website.
The Library has a number of programs for all ages, from toddlers to teens and from babies to seniors. The Library's website has a complete listing of programs and schedules.
Zoning map changes or text changes to the Zoning Ordinance require a public review process by the Planning Commission and approval from the Board of Commissioners. This process is outlined in the Township Zoning Ordinance and the PA Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247. For more information, please contact the Planning and Zoning Department
1. It is an area appropriate for future development and includes Lancaster City, a Borough, or Village as the core area.
2. Residential, mixed-use, commercial, industrial, and institutional development are permitted or planned for this area.
3. Public infrastructure services are provided or planned for in this area with sufficient capacity to support the intended density and intensity of development.
The Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan defines two types of Designated Growth Areas, which are the Urban Growth Area and the Village Growth Area. Specific policies for these areas are described in the Lancaster County Comprehensive Plan.
All land area within Manheim Township with the exception of the agricultural zoned land located in the northeast corner of the Township is considered a designated growth area. The area surrounded the Village of Oregon is considered a Village Growth Area while the remainder of the Township is considered an Urban Growth Area.
Yes. Police records may be obtained by contacting the Manheim Township Police Department's Open Record Officer. Due to the sometimes sensitive nature or status of an active police investigation, certain police records and information may be exempt from public access under the PA Open Records Law. Please click on the link below for more information about obtaining police records.
For information on specific requests call the Manheim Township Police Department number, (717) 569-6401, during normal business hours. Once connected, press zero (0) and ask for the Records Department.
The Police Department has partnered with CARFAX to bring all investigated crash reports available for access 24 hours a day / 7 days a week / 365 days a year via CRASHDOCS.ORG. The cost is $15 per report which are usually available 5 – 7 days after the crash was reported and investigated.
Yes. In all cases there is a fee required to obtain a police report. This allows for the Township to recoup costs incurred in retrieval and copying of the information requested while keeping the cost to other taxpayers down.
Yes. The curfew was established by ordinance. See link below for more information.
A number of local pharmacies and police departments participate in the Drug Take Back Program which allows you to turn in expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. This is part of a nation-wide effort to prevent drug abuse and theft by providing residents a location to properly dispose of their potentially dangerous prescription drugs.
The following items are acceptable for drop off: prescription and over-the-counter solid medications (tablets and capsules), liquid medications, inhalers, creams and ointments, nasal sprays and pet medications. The following are not accepted: intravenous solutions, injectables or needles. To find a drop off location close to you, or if you should have any specific questions regarding what medications are or are not accepted, please do not hesitate to contact the Drug Take Back Program in Pennsylvania.
Periodically, the Township tests for new police officers to serve the Township. Police officer applicants are required to first take a civil service test for placement on an eligibility list. An eligibility list is good for one year after a test is given. The top three candidates from the eligibility list are considered for each police officer vacancy after a background investigation, polygraph examination and interviews by a selection board. Drug, physical and psychological tests are required before appointment. Civilian positions are filled as needed. See link below for current position openings. Manheim Township is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Follow the link to the Manheim Township Crimewatch Portal and sign up for alerts.
Annual permits are required for all persons who wish to solicit funds, peddle, canvass, or take orders either by sample or otherwise, for any goods, wares or merchandise, upon any street, alley, sidewalk or public place, or from house to house in the township. Permits must be applied for in person at the police station, located at 1825 Municipal Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601
If you see suspicious door to door sales or have a question about a door to door solicitation, please contact the MT Police Department non-emergency dispatch at 664-1180.
The Federal Trade Commission has a website that is a one-stop national resource to learn about the crime of identity theft. It provides detailed information to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft.
For emergencies or to report a crime in progress - CALL 9-1-1For a non-emergency that requires police response - CALL 717-664-1180To speak with a specific officer or employee - CALL 717-569-6401. MTPD fax number is 717-569-9298
Yes. Junk Dealers, Pawnbrokers, Antique or Second Hand Dealers License are required to have a licence for these uses. If you have questions or need more information on items such as licenses/permits, please contact the Police Department by mail at 1825 Municipal Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601, or call (717) 569-6401 or e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Yes. All persons and businesses using a burglary, panic or robbery alarm system are required to have an alarm permit, which is valid for up to three years. If you have questions or need more information on items such as licenses/permits, please contact the Police Department by mail at 1825 Municipal Drive, Lancaster, PA 17601, or call (717) 569-6401 or e-mail at email@example.com.
The Lancaster County Treasurer's Office is responsible for registering and licensing dogs. Please see the link below for more information.
The first step in preparing for a block party is to contact the Manheim Township Police Department with a petition signed by a majority of your neighbors agreed to hold a block party on your street.
A block party is more about slowing or limiting movements on the street. For safety reasons for limiting or slowing vehicles moving on the street, you and your neighbors may desire to place barricades or cones on your street. These are available at the Township Public Works Department. When you have notified the Police Department of your event with the petition, you may call the PW Department at 569-6406 Ext 129 and request the barricades and cones suitable for your needs. The Township has a very modest charge for the rental of barricades and cones ($10 per barricade, $1 per cone). These items will be delivered to your street and picked up after the party.
PPL, Inc. is responsible for fixing public street lights when they are not working. In initiate a work request to fix the problem, you have two options. First, you can contact the Township Public Works department at 569-6406 ext. 1129 and explain the location and/or provide the pole number and the Township will contact PPL, Inc. to arrange for the repair. Second, you can contact PPL, Inc. Directly. For PPL Electric Utilities-owned lights that number is the customer contact center at 1-800-DIAL-PPL (1-800-342-5775). Please note that PPL, Inc. likes to have the unique pole number from the street light pole to make sure their service staff are able to find the proper location of the problem. The PPL service folks may take a clear description of the pole location, if it is difficult to find the pole number or reach the pole on a busy street. Each pole with a street light should have a small silver placard located at eye level on the pole containing a two line PPL pole number (i.e. PPL Co., 40486; 527907). Anyone can call go through this process to report a broken street light or an electrical outage.
Green recycling bins are available at Compost Park, 2775 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601. A bin is issued at no charge to home owners of newly constructed residences. To receive a new bin, or replace a lost, damaged or stolen bin, they can be purchased from the Township at the cost of $20.00 per bin.
As a resident of Manheim Township, you are required to have weekly refuse & recycling pickup. Residents are free to choose from any of the registered township haulers. In terms of putting out garbage on the street, below are some guidelines to help you with your disposal needs. Refuse is collected one time per week and is to be collected on the same day as your recycling. Containers may not be placed along streets for pickup sooner than 3:00 P.M. on the day before your scheduled pickup. Containers shall not be left along streets longer than 12 hours after your scheduled day of collection. Registered township haulers shall pickup refuse between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. If your scheduled pickup falls on a holiday, please contact your hauler to determine your pickup day. Typically, if your refuse collection day falls on a holiday, then pickup will be delayed by one day. If your refuse is missed, please contact your hauler as soon as possible to have your garbage picked up. Pick up of all "bulk" or oversized refuse items, such as furniture, mattresses, grills, etc., should be arranged through your refuse hauler.
Residential streets within Manheim Township are swept during March through April.
Please contact the Lancaster City Bureau of Water at the link below.
If you are paving the existing driveway with no intentions of expanding the driveway, you do not need a permit. However, if you are paving your driveway and expanding the area of the driveway for additional parking area or a basketball court, then you do need a permit from the Planning and Zoning Department. If you are doing construction as part of the driveway and opening the street in the public right-of-way, a right-of-way occupancy permit is required.
Most utility services and similar companies want to resolve your consumer issues. So, before filing a complaint against your utility company, try and work with their customer service staff and similar resources to resolve the issues. If all else fails, there are some options to take you complaints to the next level of oversight. In Pennsylvania, the PA Public Utility Commission (PUC) oversees all public utilities in the Commonwealth. The Township is not the appropriate entity to contact when you have a service issue related to public utilities monitored by the PUC. Again, all consumers must first attempt to resolve service issues with the respective utility company. If the utility company is non-responsive to your request for improvements to service, you need to contact the PA Public Utility Commission, Bureau of Consumer Services (BCS). The Bureau of Consumer Services (BCS) assists consumers in resolving complaints with utility companies under the PUCs authority. Again, before you file an informal complaint, you must first deal directly with your utility company. If the company is unable to resolve your problem, you may contact us to file an informal complaint. BCS investigates and responds to informal complaints as soon as possible. The telephone number for the BCS is below. 1-800-692-7380 Please do not file an Informal or Formal Complaint or provide BCS comments regarding the following utilities, since the PUC does not regulate these services: For Rural Electric Cooperatives, please contact the PA Rural Electric Association. For utilities owned and operated by municipalities that operate wholly within their limits (none in Manheim Township), contact the service provider. For Cable TV companies (Comcast in Manheim Township), contact the municipal office. For cellular or wireless phone companies, contact the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). For bottled propane gas companies, contact the PA Office of Attorney General Bureau of Consumer Protection. For oil companies, contact the PA Office of Attorney General Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Manheim Township does not offer private property owners tree and branch removal services. Private home owners and property owners are responsible for the care of their own property and should care for these matters independently or with the assistance of their neighbors and/or private lawn/yard care services. The Township does maintain the Compost Park at 2775 Oregon Pike for residents to haul and dispose of tree branches for a modest charge. Tree branches should not be confused with leaves and the annual leaf pick-up rogram. The Township does provides free leaf only pick-up for leaves in the Fall for all Township residents.
No. Sump drainage is to stay on private property...at least initially. A property owner may not terminate the discharge of a sump pump onto a public street. The PA Uniform Construction Code, under the foundation drainage section (Section R405.1.1) states that "Sump pump discharge piping shall terminate at least 5 feet beyond the exterior foundation wall, but no closer than 10 feet from a property line or street right-of-way." The property owner must terminate the sump pump drain with these space requirements.
The first and best approach to dealing with wildlife in urban environments is to practice tolerance - understanding and acceptance of the natural patterns of animal life and respect and appreciation of wild animals. As useful as the repellents and scare devices described below may be, they create inconvenience and displacement or even death for the skunks and perhaps other species as well. This fact is paramount when considering their use. Preventative measures, such as removing attractants from the vicinity of your house, will decrease the likelihood of an encounter with any wild animal. Attractants include garbage and dog or cat food left out at night, open compost piles, a pond, fruit trees and vegetable gardens. Elevated sheds, openings under concrete slabs and porches, and access to crawl spaces under houses are all attractive to skunks and other wildlife because they make ideal denning sites. Tragically, some people feel the only solution to a resident skunk is to put out a live trap, catch the skunk, and then destroy or relocate them. Inevitably, another skunk or wild animal will move into the area and the cycle begins all over again. Skunks, like other suburban and urban wildlife, prefer to live the easy life we unknowingly provide for them and don't like a hostile environment. Taking steps to deter these animals will encourage them to move on. Relocating a skunk miles away from its - your - home is akin to you being transported to Chicago with no food, no money, and only the clothes on your back. They have a slim chance of survival against the other animals who already have established territories, who know where to find food, and where to hide from predators. Moving an animal can also spread disease, not just between the old area and the new, but also between species. Viruses such as distemper and parvo thrive in new hosts. The practice of trapping and relocating animals risks separating mothers from their young and leaving the babies behind to die, or to be raised by financially-strapped rehabilitation centers. Taking Care of Your Trash and Waste - The most effective method of discouraging visits by a skunk is to secure metal trash containers with tight-fitting lids and to hold to the lid in place with a thick rubber strap. Make sure compost piles are in sturdy closed containers. Keep all recycling containers closed and out of reach. If you feed your dog or cat outside, be sure to bring any leftover food indoors after dusk. Replace the food and water bowls with ammonia stations during the nighttime hours. Scare Devices And Repellents - Motion-sensitive oscillating sprinklers have been very successful in deterring wildlife. Ro-pel and Get-Away are taste and smell repellents available for use in target areas. You can also place regular household ammonia stations around your yard in the areas frequented by skunks. To do this, take a shallow dish or bowl, place a rag in it, and pour ammonia over the rag until it is completely saturated. Place extra ammonia in the dish so the rag will continue to wick it up through the night. Avoid lawn areas, as ammonia will burn the grass. Dealing With Skunk Families - Skunks usually breed once a year, in February or March. Birth usually occurs in April or May and skunk kittens remain in the burrow about two months until fully weaned. Young skunks stay with their mothers until late fall. When a mother skunk and her young are present, we recommend leaving them alone for the few weeks that the young are helpless. Monitor the skunks' activity to determine when they have left for good, and then secure all entrances to the nest site to prevent re-entry. Trapping skunks is rarely necessary and should never be done when they are nesting. IMPORTANT: If you have a mother with babies, be sure to give her extra time to relocate her entire family before you seal the entrance to the den. If the parent is gone but you are unsure whether the young are also out, do not seal the opening. The babies will starve and possibly discharge their spray before dying if trapped in the den. Consider using a mild deterrent such as a radio to accelerate the skunks' departure from the den. Under The House, Porch, Deck, Or Shed - It is important to check your property regularly to ensure that all air vents and openings to crawl spaces and other potentially accessible areas are secured. Skunks are rodent predators who often follow mice and rats into these areas. Close openings are decks, sheds, stairs, and hot tubs. Keep woodpiles elevated off the ground and pick up any debris that could potentially house a skunk den. Place a radio near a known skunk den and keep it on loud during the day. Wait until the animal has begun their nightly foray and locate all entrances and exits. Block all exits except one and use repellents or frightening strategies to scare the skunks out. To be certain the animals have left, sprinkle flour at the exit and watch for footprint that lead away from the opening. When you are sure the animal is gone, securely close the opening. Yards and Gardens - Skunks are one of the easiest of our wild neighbors to deter. Because they normally do not climb, fencing is a highly effective means of keeping skunks out of your yard. By attaching an extension of chicken wire along the base of your fence and burying it below the ground's surface, you will prevent skunks from gaining access by digging under the fence. Vegetable gardens can attract skunks, although they are mainly interested in the harmful rodents and insects that can ruin your garden. While foraging for grubs, skunks may dig many shallow holes in the lawn, similar to those made by both raccoons and squirrels. A nursery or garden center can advise you about how to prevent grubs.
Yes. Click on the link below for PPL's Transmission Line Vegetative Management pamphlet for information about the program and ways to minimize impact to transmission lines. This information and more is also available on the PPL website.
There are several reasons for doing this work: 1. It is critical that PPL Inc. maintain the reliability of the electrical transmission system. 2. Transmission vegetation management work is required so PPL Inc. can keep the lights on for homes and businesses in the region. 3. Regular vegetative maintenance is already paying dividends for customers in terms of maintain a reliable electrical system. 4. PPL Inc. is required to meet Federal reliability standards on certain high-voltage lines and vegetative maintenance helps to meet these standards.
First, PPL Inc. will mail initial notices to property owners along the transmission line about 4-6 weeks before work is to be done. This letter includes a phone number to call if residents have questions, and a link to our website that contains more information.
PPL Inc. will schedule a personal meeting to discuss the work in advance with any property owner who wishes to ask questions or get more information.
Next, PPL Inc.'s contractor for the job follows up with another notice and also attempts to personally contact the property owner.
In addition, PPL Inc. will provide another notice just before the work takes place. This notice is provided when specific concerns exist, when the property owner has requested it, or when PPL Inc. has been unable to reach the property owner on previous attempts.
PPL Inc. takes necessary environmental precautions when using herbicides, some of which are the same as those commonly used by homeowners. Herbicides are applied as part of the initial treatment of the right of way and typically in a three-year cycle thereafter. PPL Inc's goal for the Wire Zone is to promote the growth of low-growing vegetation such as grasses and eliminate taller growing vegetation. PPL Inc. achieves this goal by using herbicides that target woody and broad-leafed vegetation but do not harm grasses and similar desirable plants.
• Dispose of cans, buckets, plastic containers, ceramic pots or similar containers in and around your yard that may hold water. Mosquitos that carry the virus live near and lay eggs in these types of containers.
• Properly dispose of discarded tires that can collect water. Stagnant water is where most mosquitoes breed.
• Drill holes in the bottom of outdoor recycling containers to more effectively drain any standing water.
• Have clogged roof gutters cleaned every year, particularly if the leaves from surrounding trees have a tendency to plug drains.
• Turn over plastic wading pools when not in use.
• Turn over wheelbarrows and don't let water stagnate in birdbaths.
• Aerate ornamental pools or stock them with fish. Fish eat mosquito eggs and larvae.
• Clean and chlorinate swimming pools not in use and remove any water that may collect on pool covers.
If you do have stagnant pools of water on your property, you can buy BTI products at lawn and garden, outdoor supply, home improvement and other stores. Used properly, this naturally occurring bacterium kills mosquito larva but is safe for people, pets, aquatic life and plants.
Additionally, these simple precautions can prevent mosquito bites, particularly for people who are most at risk:
• Make sure screens on windows and doors fit tightly to keep mosquitoes out of homes.
• Consider wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants and socks when outdoors, particularly when mosquitoes are most active at dawn and dusk, or in areas known for having large numbers of mosquitoes.
• When possible, reduce outdoor exposure at dawn and dusk during peak mosquito periods, usually April through October.
• Use insect repellents according to the manufacturer's instructions. An effective repellent will contain DEET, picaridin or lemon eucalyptus oil. Consult with a pediatrician or family physician for questions about the use of repellent on children, as repellent is not recommended for children under the age of two months. West Nile Information
PPL Inc. is sensitive to the concern for private home and business owners with tree vegetation in the right of way. But keep in mind that the written right of way agreements with these property owners specifically permit PPL Inc. to cut incompatible trees and vegetation in the right of way to maintain the safe operation of the power lines. Property owners get notified well in advance and can choose to transplant vegetation.
Yes. The Commonwealth of PA will not permit the Township to use it's vacuums for residential leaf pick-up along its roads. This is a safety concern. However, the Commonwealth of PA will permit the Township to pick up bagged leaves during the fall leaf pick-up period. Since residents living on Township streets receive free leaf pickup services from Township crews through the vacuums, it was determined that residents along state roads should enjoy the benefit of free limited amount of leaf bags.
If you live on a state road in Manheim Township, you are provided a limited number of free leaf bags to place leaves from your property along the road for pick-up. You can obtain your free bags at the Township Municipal Building 1840 Municipal Drive. Please contacting the Public Works Department at 717-569-6406 ext 1129 if you have any questions. When you call, be prepared to let us know the number of bags you need. When you come to pick them up, please be prepared to have identification ready to show that you are resident of Manheim Township and to verify that you live on a state road. Free bags are not available to other Township residents. However, kraft or yard waste bags are available for sale at our local home center, some groceries and home improvement stores in the Lancaster area.
No. Paper leaf waste bags may be placed at curb side with leaves and will be picked up during the normal leave collection cycle. Do not call into the Township offices requesting leaf pickup outside of the scheduled pick up dates.
Power outages should be reported directly to PPL, Inc. Please report emergencies immediately, including downed power lines, by calling 1-800-DIAL-PPL (1-800-342-5775). Press 1 for "Power Problem" when prompted. You will also need to call in to report partial power or flickering lights. If you are completely without power, check to see if your neighbors have lights, and check your breakers and fuses. Then contact PPL, Inc. Outage reports help PPL, Inc. determine the scope of an outage and direct PPL service crews to the problem. So even if you think someone in your neighborhood already has reported the outage, PPL, Inc. wants to hear from you, too.
Crows are generally not classified as pests, although when thousands are roosting over your home or street, this situation and crows are difficult to defend. While crows inadvertently and naturally choose places to roost that sometimes cause problems to humans, they are intelligent and can be trained or educated to relocate to natural areas.
The Lancaster Crow Coalition will not respond to crows living naturally and not roosting in large groups and not causing problems. The phrase "...a lot of crows..." refers to groups in the hundreds or thousands -- not to small groups of one or two families in a tree. Coalition volunteers will attempt to manage the birds if they are causing real problems for residents and businesses. The goal is to educate the birds, by which Coalition volunteers will temporarily harass the animals so they learn where they are welcome and where they are not. Again, crows should be left alone if they're not in parking lots, on rubber or asphalt roofs, or in trees along densely-populated streets (where their droppings land on cars or sidewalks).
If you are having problems with crows, please contact the Lancaster Crow Coalition at its Hotline #
NOTE: When calling, you may be connected to voice mail, but you will receive a return call within 12-24 hours, 7 days a week. If need be, one of the Coalition volunteers will visit your location to assess the situation. Lancaster Crow Coalition website
The first step in preparing for a block party is to contact the Manheim Township Police Department with a petition signed by a majority of your neighbors agreeing to hold a block party on your street. This will be one of the first questions the police will ask. This contact should be made at lease a month in advance of the block party. Most block parties do not technically "close" streets. Neighbors that live on the block are usually free to enter and exit the street to get to their homes. If a UPS truck needs to get in, the street typically is still "open" and the vehicle enters slowly and carefully and then moves on. A block party is more about slowing or limiting movements on the street. For safety reasons for limiting or slowing vehicles moving on the street, you and your neighbors may desire to place barricades or cones on your street. These are available at the Township Public Works Department. When you have notified the Police Department of your event with the petition, you may call the PW Department at 569-6406 Ext 1129 and request the barricades and cones suitable for your needs. The Township has a very modest charge for the rental of barricades and cones per event ($10 per barricade, $1 per cone, 10% administrative fee). These items will be delivered to your street and picked up after the party.
Most drinking water advisories from the City of Lancaster require that residents boil their water for temporary period of time to insure that any microbial contaminates are eliminated. All public water in Manheim Township is provided by the City of Lancaster. If you have any questions about your water, please contact the City of Lancaster Water Department: Water Quality Laboratory at (717) 291-4818 Monday-Friday 7:45 AM-4:15 PM. After hours, the Water Bureau emergency phone number is (717) 291-4816.
Yes. Manheim Township requires a permit for anyone interested in removing a tree located in the public right-of-way. A permit is only issued if the tree is in decline or decay as a potential hazard. The applicant must complete a form which is available at the Municipal Office. There is no fee for the permit. Should you have any additional questions contact Manheim Township Public Works at 717-569-6406 ext. 1129, or email.
Residential streets within Manheim Township are swept at the end of March through the first two weeks of April.
You can register for classes in the following ways: Walk-in, Mail-in, Fax-in ($15 min with credit card only-Visa|MC|Discover) or through the on-line registration portal. For on-line registration, click on the link below.
The Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of classes and camps throughout the year. For a complete listing, please view
The Stauffer Mansion (1241 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601) is the headquarters for the Township's Recreation Department. The telephone number is (717) 290-7180.
The Overlook Dog Park is a Township facility managed in cooperation with the Manheim Township Dog Association. If you would like to register and recieve an access key, please stop by the Manheim Township Recreation & Park Planning Department at the Stauffer Mansion (1241 Lititz Pike) during regular business hours to join. Additional information can be viewed at www.overlookdogpark.org.
☀ Skyline Pool opens 5/29/21 and closes 8/8/21.
☀ Overlook Pool opens 6/5/21 and closes 9/6/21.
POOL HOURS: Weekdays (M-FR) - 12 noon to 8 PM | Weekends & Holidays 11 AM to 8 PM.
More information on pool closings and various aquatic activities are available in the current Aquatic Guide. You can find the latest guide by typing the word "aquatic" or "pools" in the "Search" window on the Township web site.
The County and Township each assess taxes on real estate, which are combined on one bill and collected on a calendar year basis. Each property owner is mailed a county and municipal tax bill by March 1st of each year. If your taxes are in escrow with your mortgage company or bank, it is your responsibility to forward a copy to them for payment. If you do not receive a bill, it is also your responsibility to contact the Tax Office, at 717/569-6408, extension 1103, to receive a copy of your bill.
If there is an address change, please call the Lancaster County Assessment Office at 717-299-8381.
If you have a question or concern about your assessment or wish to challenge the assessment, please call the Lancaster County Assessment Office at 717-299-8381..


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By Waqas Syed
Irvine, California (March 3, 2011) – Hateful protests recently held against the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief fundraising dinner shed light on growing Islamophobia in our country and the participation of elected officials in this frightening trend.
EXPOSED: Anti-Muslim Protestor's Hate Speech Video (Must Watch!) – Video
Hate Comes to Orange County – CAIR
U.S. flags, signs at protest of Muslim event – OC Register
Calif. Protesters Demonstrate at Islamic Fundraiser – CBN News
OC protesters rally at Islamic fundraiser – ABC News
ICNA was established in 1968, and through ICNA Relief we have launched numerous projects to assist struggling populations in the United States. Our social services include hunger prevention, disaster response and relief, women's housing and family counseling, as well as emergency financial aid and funeral/burial assistance. We have teamed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the American Red Cross, NECHAMA and other relief agencies and consistently work to bring aid to those in need. Our annual dinner last week in Yorba Linda was a means to further our local efforts and raise funds to fight homelessness and abuse.
As American Muslims, we have witnessed a rise in Islamophobia and its devastating repercussions across the nation, with mosques and homes being vandalized, Muslims being physically attacked, and the American Muslim community being subjected to Congressional hearings a la McCarthy—blatant acts of hate rooted in anti-Islamic sentiment. Islamophobia has undermined the values binding us together as Americans—freedom, liberty, justice and equality. From Temecula to Murfreesboro to New York City, the manifestation of this fear has become increasingly apparent.
Mimicking the national discourse surrounding American Muslims, protesters that Sunday yelled absurdities and vulgarities at families and their children attending the dinner, with Councilwoman Deborah Pauly even volunteering to "help these terrorists [event organizers and attendees] to an early meeting in paradise." What's most disturbing is not the protest itself or the ignorance expressed; in fact we at ICNA fully affirm the right of protesters to free speech. What should be of real concern to Orange County residents is the lack of civility displayed on their own front lawns.
To protesters, I remind you that prejudice and fear mongering will simply incite hatred. It is only through civil dialogue that we will be able to create an atmosphere of mutual understanding and peace. We must leave bigotry behind and work toward an Orange County that promotes cooperation, collaboration and respect for one another and ultimately upholds the American values of inclusion and fair treatment. The future of our nation depends on these principles, as our children will belong to a more diverse and multicultural society than our own. They will need to learn respect and tolerance to coexist with their fellow Americans, and the responsibility to teach them lies with us; what will remain of these honorable traits if they are already in such short supply?
These qualities should be foremost represented in our elected officials, yet it is with great disappointment that we witnessed Congressmen Ed Royce of Fullerton and Gary Miller of Diamond Bar being complicit in the toxic, inflammatory rhetoric that was spewed against the half million American Muslims they have sworn to protect. Their participation in such rallies is inappropriate and irresponsible, to say the least, and essentially shows a lack of leadership and judgment.
To Congressmen Ed Royce and Gary Miller—it is your civic duty to represent all constituents, yet time and again you have stood beside those who seek to strip American Muslims of their fundamental rights. You distribute flags at a rally against our fundraising dinner, but do not extend that service to the dinner itself. You speak out against American Muslims in Yorba Linda, but do not speak for us. Your biased actions contribute to a climate of hate and intolerance, and suggest that American Muslims are somehow less American simply by virtue of their faith. I urge you to revisit your oath and uphold the constitution and your responsibility to the citizens of your district.
Waqas Syed is a long time resident of Orange County and the current Deputy Secretary General of ICNA. E-mail:
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Some seminars will be split and offered over two evenings.
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Yes, you have to attend a training session.
An explanation of the Village of Hanover Park residential rental ordinance and Crime Free Lease Addendum (PDF). Crime Free Addendum samples will be available at the seminar. The Seminar addresses these topics:
You will need an agent, manager or designee to attend the training; however, the owner is ultimately responsible and liable.
You, your agent or designee need to attend one seminar.
If you have attended a seminar in another town within the last year, you may be exempt from attending Hanover Park's seminar pending approval. You still must provide a copy of the lease addendum you will be using in Hanover Park and provide the Crime Free Coordinator with a signed letter or certificate from the police department in the town which you attended the seminar.
A Crime Free Lease Addendum (PDF) is a form that you are required by ordinance to add to your existing lease (similar to a lease rider) that prohibit residents and their guests from engaging in criminal activity. This form must be signed by your resident when they renew their lease. A copy of the lease addendum you use needs to be provided to the Crime Free Coordinator at the training seminar you will be attending or you can email your addendum to Crime Free Coordinator. Note: You are required to use the crime free addendum with all your future leases.
Thorough applicant screening is recommended and discussed in the seminar, however, the ordinance does not require criminal background checks.
No. The ordinance does require the use of a Crime Free Lease Addendum (PDF) or similar wording in the body of the lease that makes criminal activity a cause for eviction.
No. The Federal Fair Housing Act, which is discussed during the seminar, has seven protected classes relating to a person's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or handicap (disability). A person's behavior is not a protected class.
A rental property, regardless of size, is in fact a business operation. While the Village has the power to declare certain businesses a nuisance, it has the right and responsibility to do the same for troublesome rental properties.
No. Rental property that becomes excessive in nature by virtue of the type of criminal activity or amount of nuisance activity (as noted in the ordinance) that impacts the quality of life of a neighborhood will be notified. The owners who actively work with the police department in an attempt to resolve the problem should have no concern. The Village will not automatically suspend or revoke a rental license for a property that has residents or guests, who engage in criminal activity, or that meets the nuisance standard.
By not complying with the ordinance you may subject yourself to being cited by the Village. If a citation is issued you will be required to appear in court and could be subject to fines. A rental license will not be issued until you become compliant with the ordinance.
Yes. You are still required to be compliant because you have a rental license. Although you are not required to have a lease for your property, you will be required to have a lease addendum.
No, children are not permitted at this seminar. Some of the material presented at the seminar is not appropriate for children under the age of 18 who could create a distraction in class.
Visit the Training Classes page here.


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When it comes to video game tournaments, GameStop is one of the few companies capable of holding nationwide contests. They've done it for Super Smash Bros Brawl, Street Fighter IV and other titles. Beginning March 8, the video game retailer is doing it again with a Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer tournament sponsored by Nintendo.
Players will compete in four regional bracket-style tournaments in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orlando, Fla.; and New York. The top contenders will head to the Big Apple for the finals. But before all of that goes down, I actually had a chance to play both the free-for-all and light-versus-dark modes last week and came away with a good sense of how the matches will go.
In a few hours with the game, I gleaned some insight in what to expect and what to look out for when playing others via ad hoc or online mode. Here are a few quick tips to prepare competitors thinking about entering the tournament.
More on Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer on the jump


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Davy Jones of the Monkees has died of an apparent heart attack at age 66. The singer, who had been on a solo tour this month, complained of chest pains last evening and was admitted to a hospital this morning in Stuart, Florida. Jones was born in Manchester, England and started acting as a child. In 1964 he had the misfortune of appearing in the cast of Oliver! on the same episode of The Ed Sullivan Show where the Beatles made their debut. The next year he was cast in The Monkees, a comedy show/band inspired by the success of the Beatles. They were an instant hit in the ratings and the record shops, scoring massive singles with "Last Train to Clarksville," "I'm a Believer," "Stepping Stone" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday." Jones � who played tambourine in the band � was the lead vocalist on the classics "Daydream Believer" and "I Wanna Be Free." At the peak of their popularity in 1967 the group sold more albums than the Beatles. Photos: Davy Jones Through the Years The Monkees' music was written by some of the best songwriters of the day, including Carole King and Neil Diamond. As the group grew more popular, they insisted on writing their own music and playing their own instruments. Although their later work has attracted a huge cult audience over the years, their mainstream success quickly dwindled and the group split in 1971. Jones went onto a solo career, and he memorably performed his song "Girl" on an episode of The Brady Bunch. Jones returned to acting in the late 1970s when his solo career failed to take off, but he found it difficult to escape the shadow of the Monkees. By the mid-1980s Monkees mania was reborn when MTV and other stations began regularly airing old episodes of the TV show. The band (minus Mike Nesmith) reunited for a highly successful reunion tour in 1986. They toured off and on through 2001, when infighting led to another split. Last summer they patched things up for a 45th anniversary tour, though it was called short because of what guitarist Peter Tork called a "glitch." Nesmith posted a tribute to Jones on his Facebook page. "I will miss him, but I won�t abandon him to mortality," he wrote. "I will think of him as existing within the animating life that insures existence. I will think of him and his family with that gentle regard in spite of all the contrary appearances on the mortal plane. David�s spirit and soul live well in my heart, among all the lovely people, who remember with me the good times, and the healing times, that were created for so many, including us. I have fond memories. I wish him safe travels." I love the monkees........ its so sad :( |
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When a Family's Struggle Goes Viral
When Seth and Hindy Poupko Galena asked readers of their Eye on Ayelet blog to say the Asher Yatzar blessing, I looked it up and, for the first time in my life, recited it — not after going to the bathroom, as is traditional, but in front of my computer. I'm not particularly observant. I didn't know the Galenas' daughter, to whom the prayer was directed. But I was inspired.
Ayelet Yakira Galena had become something of an Internet sensation. Each day, thousands of strangers checked in on the little girl, who suffered from a rare bone marrow disease, and whose kidneys were failing. After one post described Ayelet's penchant for unwrapping plastic straws, dozens of strangers sent care packages containing straws to Ayelet's hospital room.
"As a Jewish mother, I check the blog/Facebook only for Ayelet stuff to hear about her steady good news. I worry almost like she were my own," one devotee wrote in the comments section of the blog. "Proud to be part of the Ayelet Nation," another wrote.
So when the Galenas, who are active in the Modern Orthodox community of Manhattan's Upper West Side, announced Ayelet's death, January 31, the news moved quickly through Jewish circles and set off a wave of mourning the world over. The reaction to the blog — and to the news its followers hoped never to hear — is emblematic of the ways that the Internet is redrawing boundaries between public and private, and upending traditional definitions of Jewish community.
"Ayelet created a community of people that felt bound not only to her, but also to each other," Hindy Poupko Galena told the Forward. "And once you experience that feeling of community, you crave that feeling. The collective joy, the collective fear. They wanted to be part of her story."
A January 27 post titled "You Can Be Addicted to a Certain Kind of Sadness" detailed the extent of Ayelet's fan base: About 14,000 people were visiting the site daily, with many of them coming back for updates three or four more times before the day was through.
Ultimately, I don't think it was sadness that had people hooked. It was hope, a sentiment that buoyed each entry, regardless of how grim the day. "The mantra is still slow and steady (hello extreme patience) so we are in no rush, and will keep Ayelet sedated on vent, so long as things with her lungs keep moving in the right direction," the Galenas wrote nine days before Ayelet's death.
Eye on Ayelet pulled back the veil on what it is like to be the parents of a critically ill child: the tests, the tubes, the fatigue, the need for comic relief, the celebration of small victories. ("She actually even peed a bit more today. Good news is visible from even the smallest drop of pee," Seth Galena wrote in late January.)
"[Seth] never hid anything that was hard to hear, but he told her story in a way that allowed people to hear it at the same time," said Poupko Galena, who is director of Israel and International Affairs at the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. "People saw Ayelet at her best and at her worst."
Indeed, pictures of the little girl accompanied posts on most days. In early photos and, occasionally videos, she was dressed in frilly frocks, sitting upright and playing with toys; in later ones, she was lying in a hospital bed, her face swollen, her eyes closed, her head nearly bald, her limbs marked up from months of IVs and the drawing of blood.
Ayelet's death came 154 days after she received a bone marrow transplant at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The infusion followed a nationwide search for a donor. Her family helped organize donor drives through the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation, a Jewish group that helps match donors with patients in need of transplants. The effort — publicized on Ayelet's Facebook fan page, and by such celebrities as rapper 50 Cent and "Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester — didn't yield an identical match for Ayelet, who suffered from a congenital disorder called dyskeratosis congenita. It did, however, locate near-perfect matches for 21 others in need of marrow or stem cells, a Gift of Life spokeswoman said.
Eye on Ayelet was launched in the run-up to the transplant, by Ayelet's Web-savvy father, Seth Galena, a founder and editor of the "kosher comedy" website Bang It Out. It was created to provide daily updates to family members and close friends. By the fall, though, the blog was making the rounds in Jewish circles in North America, Israel, England, South Africa and elsewhere.
Yes, it's easier to write a few sympathetic words, at convenient intervals, in the comments section of a blog than it is to sit with a family, day after day, in a hospital room and realize that your words are not up to the task of easing their pain. But the power of 'Ayelet Nation' wasn't in the typed words of a single person; it was in the pooled words — and prayers — of thousands of people who felt connected to a family they had never met.
In turn, the Galenas felt connected to the community inspired by their story. "Most people said, 'Oh, Seth and Hindy, you're so courageous and so brave,' but the only strength we had was to realize that we absolutely needed help," Seth Galena told the estimated 1,000 mourners who gathered to say goodbye to Ayelet. "And we reached out, through the blog, through Facebook, through synagogues on the West Side, and everyone in this room, their strength is what kept us going. You pumped positivity into what everyone said was a hopeless situation."
Many of those who attended the funeral, held February 1 at the Jewish Center, in Manhattan, knew the family only through its online presence. "Looking around this room, one cannot help but get a sense of what it means to be part of klal yisrael," Rabbi Yosie Levine, of the Jewish Center, said, using the Hebrew term that refers to Jewish peoplehood.
But not everyone is entirely comfortable with this online, open-source model of community.
Adrienne Asch, a bioethicist who is founding director of the Center for Ethics at Yeshiva University, said the growing number of illness-chronicling blogs is part of a general trend of sharing that which used to remain private. "Things that we kept private out of shame and fear, it's good that we're not keeping those things private," she said. "But along with that comes the question of why we're making things public and what should be made public," especially when the subject is too young to give consent.
"We have no idea how a toddler would feel about her story being distributed," Asch said. "We can't ask the millions of toddlers whose parents post photos of them on Facebook and blog about them and Tweet about all of their amusing or perplexing or painful or annoying interactions with their children."
There's risk in creating a community of gawkers. "This is a soap opera, but it's real life," Asch said.
On the Jewish parenting website Kveller, mothers and fathers frequently write about their young children, as well as about once-taboo topics like miscarriage. "People can look at it as voyeuristic, but people are forming really strong relationships," said Deborah Kolben, the site's editor.
Eye on Ayelet, Kolben said, is a powerful example of the extended support network that online forums can foster. She said, "In Jewish tradition, you're not supposed to be alone when you grieve, so why should you be alone in the sickness?"
They weren't alone, and they aren't. "We read every single comment," Poupko Galena told the Forward. "We read every single posting, and we found tremendous comfort in the universe of friends and families and strangers standing with us both virtually and in reality. And it has continued to be comforting in these past few days since Ayelet's passing."
Contact Gabrielle Birkner at [email protected] and follow her @gabibirkner.


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Mises Daily Articles
The State and the Flood
"No one can escape the influence of a prevailing ideology," wrote Ludwig von Mises, and Gulf Coast residents know precisely what it means to be trapped — ostensibly by a flood but actually by statist policies and ideological commitments that put the government in charge of crisis management and public infrastructure. For what we are seeing in New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast region is the most egregious example of government failure in the United States since September 11, 2001.
Mother Nature can be cruel, but even at her worst, she is no match for government. It was the glorified public sector, the one we are always told is protecting us, that is responsible for this. And though our public servants and a sycophantic media will do their darn best to present this calamity as an act of nature, it was not and is not. Katrina came and went with far less damage than anyone expected. It was the failure of the public infrastructure and the response to it that brought down civilization.
The levees that failed and caused New Orleans to be flooded, bringing a humanitarian crisis not seen in our country in modern times, were owned and maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers. The original levees surrounding this city below sea level were erected in 1718, and have been variously expanded since.
But who knew that a direct hit by a hurricane would cause them to break? Many people, it turns out. Ivor van Heerden of Louisiana State University, reports Newsday, "who has developed flooding models for New Orleans, was among those issuing dire predictions as Katrina approached, warnings that turned out to be grimly accurate. He predicted that floodwaters would overcome the levee system, fill the low-lying areas of the city and then remain trapped there well after the storm passed — creating a giant, stagnant pool contaminated with debris, sewage and other hazardous materials."
Newsday goes on: "Van Heerden and other experts put some of the blame on the Mississippi River levees themselves, because they channel silt directly into the Gulf of Mexico that otherwise would stabilize land along the riverside and slow the sinking of the coastline."
He is hardly some lone nut. National Geographic ran a large article on the topic last year that begins with a war-of-the-worlds scenario and reads precisely like this week's news from New Orleans. It is the Army Corps of Engineers that has been responsible for the dwindling of the coastline that has required the levees to be constantly reinforced with higher walls. But one problem: no one bothered to do this since 1965. That's only the beginning of the problems created by the Corps' levee management, the history of which was documented by Mark Thornton following the last flood in 1999.
Only the public sector can preside over a situation this precarious and display utter and complete inertia. What do these people have to lose? They are not real owners. There are no profits or losses at stake. They do not have to answer to risk-obsessed insurance companies who insist on premiums matching even the most remote contingencies. So long as it seems to work, they are glad to go about their business in the soporific style famous to all public sectors everywhere.
And failure of one structure has highlighted the failures of other structures. The levees could not be repaired in a timely manner because roads and bridges built and maintained by government could not withstand the pressure from the flood. They broke down.
And again, it is critical to keep in mind that none of this was caused by Hurricane Katrina as such. It was the levee break that led to the calamity. As the New York Times points out: "it was not the water from the sky but the water that broke through the city's protective barriers that had changed everything for the worse.... When the levees gave way in some critical spots, streets that were essentially dry in the hours immediately after the hurricane passed were several feet deep in water on Tuesday morning."
Indeed, at 4pm on Monday, August 29, all seemed calm, and reports of possible calamity seemed overwrought. Two hours later the reports began to appear about the levee. A period of some twelve hours lapsed between when the hurricane passed through and when the water came rushing into the city. There is some dispute about precisely when the levees broke. Some say that they were broken long before anyone discovered it, which is another outrage. There was no warning system. There is no question that plenty of time was available between their breakage and the flooding to enable people to make other arrangements — and perhaps for the levees to be repaired. People were relieved that the rain subsided and the effects of Katrina were far less egregious than anyone expected.
That's when the disaster struck. The municipal government itself relocated to Baton Rouge even as the city pumps failed as well. Meanwhile, the Army Corp of Engineers apparently had no viable plan even to make repairs. They couldn't bring in the massive barges and cranes needed because the bridges were down and broken, or couldn't be opened without electricity. For public relations purposes, they dumped tons of sand into one breach even as another levee was breaking. But even that PR move failed since most helicopters were being used to move people from spot to spot — another classic case of miscalculation. Many bloggers had the sense that the public sector essentially walked away.
But the police and their guns and nightsticks were out in full force, not arresting criminals but pushing around the innocent and giving mostly bad instructions. The 10,000 people who had been corralled into the Superdome were essentially under house arrest from the police who were keeping them there, preventing them even from getting fresh air. A day later the water and food were running out, people were dying, and the sanitary conditions becoming disastrous. Finally someone had the idea of shipping all these people Soviet-like to Houston to live in the Astrodome, as if they are not people with volition but cattle.
After evacuations, the looting began and created a despicable sight of criminal gangs stealing everything in sight as the police looked on (when they weren't joining in). Now, this scene offers its own lessons. Why don't looting and rampant criminality occur every day? The police are always there and so are the hoodlums and the criminals. What was missing that made the looting rampage possible was the bourgeoisie, that had either left by choice or had been kicked out. It is they who keep the peace. And had any stayed around to protect their property, we don't even have to speculate what the police would have done: Arrest them!
Now, in the coming weeks, as it becomes ever more obvious that the real problem was not the hurricane but the failure of the infrastructure to work properly, the political left is going to have a heyday ( here too ). They will point out that Bush cut spending for the Army Corp of Engineers, that money allocated to reinforcing the levees and fixing the pumps had been cut to pay for other things, that we are reaping what we sow from failing to support the public sector.
The ever-stupid right will come to the defense of Bush and the Iraq War that has completely absorbed this regime's attention, pointing out that Bush is actually a big and compassionate spender who cares about infrastructure, while demanding that people recognize his greatness, along with all the other pieties that have become staples of modern "conservatism."
But this is a superficial critique (and defense) that doesn't get to the root of the problem with public services. NASA spends and spends and still can't seem to make a reliable space shuttle. The public schools absorb many times more — thousands times more — in resources than private schools and still can't perform well. The federal government spends trillions over years to "protect" the country and can't fend off a handful of malcontents with an agenda. So too, Congress can allocate a trillion dollars to fix every levee, fully preventing the last catastrophe, but not the next one.
The problem here is public ownership itself. It has encouraged people to adopt a negligent attitude toward even such obvious risks. Private developers and owners, in contrast, demand to know every possible scenario as a way to protect their property. But public owners have no real stake in the outcome and lack the economic capacity to calibrate resource allocation to risk assessment. In other words, the government manages without responsibility or competence.
Can levees and pumps and disaster management really be privatized? Not only can they be; they must be if we want to avoid ever more apocalypses of this sort. William Buckley used to poke fun at libertarians and their plans for privatizing garbage collection, but this disaster shows that much more than this ought to be in private hands. It is not a trivial issue; our survival may depend on it.
It is critically important that the management of the whole of the nation's infrastructure be turned over to private management and ownership. Only in private hands can there be a possibility of a match between expenditure and performance, between risk and responsibility, between the job that needs to be done and the means to accomplish it.
The list of public sector failures hardly stops there. The outrageous insistence that no one be permitted to "gouge" only creates shortages in critically important goods and services when they are needed the most. It is at times of extreme need that prices most need to be free to change so that consumers and producers can have an idea of what is needed and what is in demand. Absent those signals, people do not know what to conserve and what to produce.
Bush was on national television declaring that the feds would have zero tolerance toward gouging, which is another way of saying zero tolerance toward markets. If New Orleans stands any chance of coming back, it will only be because private enterprise does the rebuilding, one commercial venture at a time. Bush's kind of talk guarantees a future of mire and muck, the remote possibility of prosperity and peace sacrificed on the altar of interventionism.
Moreover, every American ought to be alarmed at the quickness of officials to declare martial law, invade people's rights, deny people the freedom of movement, and otherwise trample on all values that this country is supposed to hold dear. A crisis does not negate the existence of human rights. It is not a license for tyranny. It is not a signal that government may do anything it wants.
This crisis ought to underscore a point made on these pages again and again. Being a government official gives you no special insight into how to best manage a crisis. Indeed the public sector, with all its guns and mandates and arrogance, cannot and will not protect us from life's contingencies. It used to be said that infrastructure was too important to be left to the uncertainties of markets. But if it's certainty that we are after, there is a new certainty that has emerged in American life: in a crisis, the government will make matters worse and worse until it wrecks your life and all that makes it worth living.


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The City of Fishers was recognized at last week's Nickel Plate Arts Awards as the Emerging Arts Champion of the Year. This honor is awarded annually to an individual or entity that supports local arts and artists through collaboration, promotional efforts, and creativity.
There has been great momentum for advancing art in Fishers in recent years, especially around the Nickel Plate District where public and performance art has popped up ranging from the annual Arts Crawl event, to the rotating banners at The Edge parking garage, to the popular summer concert series at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater. The newly renovated amphitheater recently hosted its annual Blues Fest, a two-day event featuring regional and nationally acclaimed artists.
Earlier this month, the City submitted its application to have the Nickel Plate District recognized as a Statewide Cultural District by the Indiana Arts Commission. This application represents many years of careful planning and development throughout all levels of government.
"We are incredibly honored to receive this award from Nickel Plate Arts, especially during this pivotal moment for arts and culture in Fishers," said Leah McGrath, Deputy Mayor of Community Development for the City of Fishers. "Over the past few months we have accelerated our commitment to community art, with new public artworks like the Blue Rose Junction mural at Handel's and the Aquarium Surprise signal box at the Pocket Park, along with the proposal to create a Fishers Arts & Culture Commission to facilitate a comprehensive and strategic approach to arts and culture in Fishers. We are dedicated to fostering vibrancy in our community through arts and culture, and appreciate the support from partners such as Nickel Plate Arts and the Fishers Arts Council to help us to do so."


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Boston, MA -- Scientists at the Harvard Department of Ophthalmology's Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) are the first to learn why the cornea, the clear window of the eye, is free of blood vessels--a unique phenomenon that makes vision possible. The key, say the researchers, is the unexpected presence of large amounts of the protein VEGFR-3 (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3) on the top epithelial layer of normal healthy corneas. According to their findings, VEGFR-3 halts angiogenesis (blood vessel growth) by acting as a "sink" to bind or neutralize the growth factors sent by the body to stimulate the growth of blood vessels. The cornea has long been known to have the remarkable and unusual property of not having blood vessels, but the exact reasons for this had remained unknown.
These results, published in the July 25, 2006 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and in the July 17 online edition, not only solve a profound scientific mystery, but also hold great promise for preventing and curing blinding eye disease and illnesses such as cancer, in which blood vessels grow abnormally and uncontrollably, since this phenomenon, present in the cornea normally, can be used therapeutically in other tissues.
"This is a very significant discovery," says Dr. Reza Dana, Senior Scientist at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, head of the Cornea Service at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and the senior author and principal investigator of the study. "A clear cornea is essential for vision. Without the ability to maintain a blood-vessel-free cornea, our vision would be significantly impaired," he says, adding that clear, vessel-free corneas are vital to any animal that needs a high level of visual acuity to survive.
The cornea, one of only a few tissues in the body that actively keep themselves vessel-free (the other is cartilage), is the thin transparent tissue that covers the front of the eye. It is the clarity of the cornea that allows light to pass onto the retina and from there to the brain for interpretation. When the cornea is clouded by injury, infection or abnormal blood vessel growth, vision is severely impaired, if not destroyed.
Scientists have been wrestling with the "clarity" puzzle for many decades. And, while some previous studies have revealed small clues, none have pointed to one major mechanism, until this study.
In most other tissues of the body, blood vessel growth or angiogenesis occurs in response to a need for increased blood flow to heal an injured or infected area. The immune system sends in growth factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to bind with a protein receptor called VEGFR-2 on blood vessels to trigger vessel growth. Three forms of VEGF--A, C, and D--bind with this receptor. Two of them, C and D also bind with VEGFR-3, which is usually found on cells lining lymphatic vessels, to stimulate the growth of lymphatic vessels.
Dana's team began to suspect the involvement of VEGFR-3 in stopping blood growth in corneas when they noticed unexpectedly that large amounts of the protein seemed to exist naturally on healthy corneal epithelium, a previously unknown location for the receptor. Dana and his team were already aware from clinical experience that the epithelium most likely played a role in suppressing blood vessel growth on the cornea, having witnessed blood vessels develop on corneas stripped of their epithelial layers.
They began to theorize that the large amounts of VEGFR-3, in this new, non-vascular location, might be attracting and sucking up all the C and D VEGF growth factors, thereby blocking them from binding with VEGFR-2. And, because this binding took place in a non-vascular setting, the growth factors were neutralized.
To test their theory, the team conducted a series of experiments.
Using corneal tissue from mice, the team did the following.
"The results from this series of tests, confirmed our belief that the presence of VEGFR-3 is the major factor in preventing blood vessel formation in the cornea," says Dana, who says that the discovery will have a far reaching impact on the development of new therapies for eye and other diseases.
"Drugs designed to manipulate the levels of this protein could heal corneas that have undergone severe trauma or help shrink tumors fed by rapidly growing abnormal blood vessels," he says. "In fact, the next step in our work is exactly this."
Other authors of the study include: Claus Cursiefen* +, Lu Chen*, Magali Saint-Geniez*, Pedram Hamrah*, Yiping Jin*, Saadia Rashid*, Bronislaw Pytowski**, Kris Persaud**, Yan Wu**, J. Wayne Streilein*†, Reza Dana* ++ ,
*The Schepens Eye Research Institute and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; +Dept. of Ophthalmology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; **ImClone Systems, Inc., New York; †Dr. J. Wayne Streilein deceased March 15 th 2004.
About the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary,
http://www.meei.harvard.edu.: The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, an independent specialty hospital, is an international center for treatment and research and a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
Schepens Eye Research Institute is an affiliate of Harvard Medical School and he largest independent eye research institute in the world. For additional information, go to http://www.theschepens.org/.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences


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(1) Locate your property corners to ensure the fence is being placed within your property. If you are unsure about the location of property corners, many plats showing the boundaries of property can be located in the Clerk of Circuit Court's office, specifically the Records Room, in the Montgomery County Courthouse at 55 East Main St., Suite 1, Christiansburg, VA - (540) 382-5760.
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(4) If you are placing a fence on a corner lot, a 20-foot site triangle needs to be met to ensure the safety of road users. The site triangle is an area formed by a straight line connecting two points, one in each street, on the adjacent street right-of-way line 20 feet distant from the intersection of the two street right-of-way lines which border the property. [Town Code Sec. 30-14(a)].
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GUILLIMIN, MARIE-FRANÇOISE, dite de Saint-Antoine, Ursuline and superior of the convent of Trois-Rivières (Que.); b. 10 Jan. 1720 in Quebec, daughter of Charles Guillimin* and Françoise Lemaitre-Lamorille; d. March 1789 at Trois-Rivières.
Marie-Françoise Guillimin entered the Ursuline noviciate in Trois-Rivières on 8 April 1735 and pronounced her perpetual vows two years later. She then performed almost all the tasks required of the nuns, who devoted themselves to teaching children and caring for the sick.
In May 1752 a disastrous fire destroyed the convent and 45 houses in Trois-Rivières. The Ursulines had to spend the next 18 months in the house of the Recollets, who in turn accepted the hospitality of a brother-in-law of Marguerite-Renée de la Croix, the superior of the Ursulines and a daughter of René Godefroy* de Tonnancour. In the spring of 1753, Bishop Pontbriand [Dubreil*] arrived to direct in person the rebuilding of the convent-hospital. According to a letter written at this time to his brother, the Comte de Nevet, the bishop had, over a period of six months, "to foresee what has continually to be done on the building site to make my people work." He added: "From being a bishop I have become a joiner, a carpenter, a labourer." In the absence of documents it is not easy to picture the financial situation of the nuns during the years after the fire, but the loans they had to raise suggest that they must have been in considerable difficulty. Marie-Françoise de Saint-Antoine, entrusted in 1754 with the office of bursar, displayed great organizing abilities in putting the convent and hospital back on solid foundations; she had the encouragement of Bishop Pontbriand, who continued to take an interest in the fate of the Ursulines of Trois-Rivières.
In 1765 Marie-Françoise de Saint-Antoine was appointed superior of the community for a three-year term. In January 1769 she was recalled to this office to replace Marie-Geneviève Godefroy de Tonnancour, dite de Sainte-Hélène, who had had to resign because of ill health. During the American invasion in 1775–76 Marie-Françoise de Saint-Antoine was in charge of the hospital, assisted by another nun born in Quebec, Marie-Josephte Paquet, dite de la Nativité. The Ursulines' annalist wrote that "all the Boston soldiers were suffering from want of the most necessary articles; . . . they were reduced to wretched poverty; they lived largely on alms in our town, and many were in our hospital for several months." Promissory notes signed by American military commanders to pay for care given to the wounded were not honoured; "they have never been worth more than the paper they are printed on." Some historians have suggested that at the beginning the nuns used pressure to obtain reimbursement. In fact they had entrusted this commission to notary Jean-Baptiste Badeaux, and the list of sums due, signed by the bursar, Marie-Josephte de la Nativité, and certified by the commander of the American forces, Colonel William Goforth, on 12 March 1776, is in his registry. The American debt to the Ursulines, according to this document, amounted to "£26 36s. (in Halifax currency)."
Marie-Françoise de Saint-Antoine was again called to direct her community from 1778 to 1784 and from 1787 until her death in March 1789. She was buried in the Ursuline cemetery.
ANQ-MBF, Greffe de J.-B. Badeaux, 10 sept. 1792. ANQ-Q, État civil, Catholiques, Notre-Dame de Québec, 10 janv. 1720. Archives des ursulines de Trois-Rivières, Annales. J.-B. Badeaux, "Journal des opérations de l'armée américaine lors de l'invasion du Canada en 1775–76 . . . , "Revue canadienne (Montréal), VII (1870), 186–202, 267–76, 329–45. Hervé Biron, Grandeurs et misères de l'Église trifluvienne (1615-1947) (Trois-Rivières, 1947). A.-H. Gosselin, L'Église du Canada jusqu'à la Conquête, III, 183–84, 188–93. Jouve, Les franciscains et le Canada: aux Trois-Rivières. Les ursulines des Trois-Rivières depuis leur établissement jusqu'à nos jours (4v., T'rois-Rivières, 1888–1911), I. Raymond Douville, "La dette des États-Unis envers les ursulines de Trois-Rivières," Cahiers des Dix, 22 (1957), 137–62.
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Raymond Douville, "GUILLIMIN, MARIE-FRANÇOISE, de Saint-Antoine," in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed February 27, 2024, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/guillimin_marie_francoise_4E.html.
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